Girls' name · since 1902
Angelena
Angelena has 3,205 recorded births since 1902 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,452 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,205
- born since 1902
- 2000s
- peak decade
Angelena sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 3,205 recorded since 1902.
Social Security Administration records show Angelena recorded 3,205 times among girls since 1902, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1902 to 2024.
- #3,452 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,205 born since 1902
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Angelena ranks #3,452 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,205 born since 1902, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,452 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,205
- born since 1902
- 2000s
- peak decade
Angelena's 3,205 recorded births place it above 95.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Angelena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Angelena's full recorded timeline at 1967, 80% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 20% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1902, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 119 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Angelena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1902–2024
- Peak year (2005)
- 119
- Annual births at peak, across 123 years of records
Angelena by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (886 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Angelena's strongest decade.
886 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Angelena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 28
1900s
28 births
- 1910s 113
1910s
113 births
- 1920s 155
1920s
155 births
- 1930s 64
1930s
64 births
- 1940s 73
1940s
73 births
- 1950s 75
1950s
75 births
- 1960s 217
1960s
217 births
- 1970s
1970s
400 births
- 1980s
1980s
446 births
- 1990s
1990s
470 births
- 2000s
2000s
886 births
- 2010s 217
2010s
217 births
- 2020s 61
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 886 births (28% of all-time use).
How Angelena compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Angelena's total volume
Angelena by state
Where Angelena concentrates geographically, total births since 1902
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 361 | 11.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 71 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 64 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 57 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 53 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 49 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 31 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 16 | 0.5% |
361 of 3,205 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Angelena appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Angelena's data
- Angelena's decade-level peak was the 2000s (886 total births); usage has since declined to 61 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Angelenas (361 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Angelena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~122 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1902–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Angelena draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.